Love is never Easy- Book Review

Love is never Easy- Book Review

Book name: Love is Never Easy

Author: Donna Dias Manuel

Genre: Contemporary

Standalone/Series: Standalone

My ratings:

Blurb:

When 30-something Nina’s perfect life in New York City becomes a liability to her marriage, she is compelled to make choices she never dreamed of making. While hoping to get a breather from her “it’s complicated” relationship, at a reunion in Goa, with her two, closest friends, Nina learns that they too are battling their own set of challenges–Aisha’s having a clandestine affair with a much older man and Rhea’s struggling with her homosexuality. But just when the girls give her reason to believe that her marriage will survive, life throws yet another curve ball her way. Will the three friends be able to scale the mountains they’ve encountered and cross over to the other side?

MY REVIEW

This book was everything and more that I had expected it to be. It was a fast page turner and a gripping tale which was a perfect portrayal of the real world we live in and our ever changing lives. This book revolves around 3 friends- Aisha, Nina and Rhea who call themselves as the ‘wolf pack’ and have maintained their friendship after many years of college but they all lead very different lives from one another and have their little secrets which they haven’t shared with each other. In the trip to Goa their secrets come out as they try to indulge with each other more and the story is a perfect example about the importance of friendship and love in ones life.

I loved the writing style of the author. The conversations and the characters and the description of all the events felt so real. Every character develops in his/her own way, faces the odds of life and in the end emerged a true hero.

I liked all the characters in the book and I can’t choose my favorite from the ‘wolf pack’ as they are all so strong women who went through so much and yet emerged out like queens. it felt that they were all self made in their career and in real life too these are some problems and questions people do face and what matters is their way of perceiving things and they all had such a positive view of it all. I loved their friendship. Also the relation of Nina and Abheer, Nina’s husband, was so real! and the way they got through it all was just phenomenal. Also I am thankful to the author for not making a love triangle the basis of conflict in their marriage XD.

Another important message was the importance to maintain a balance between career and relationships. while making a career is very important, it shouldn’t be done at the cost of relationships or relationships should not be given a back seat, and this message was conveyed throughout the story.

I feel the ending could’ve been a little better and not ended so abruptly but I really liked it nonetheless as it gave us a final picture of the future and also that whatever odds may come our strong characters will be able to brave them as they have gone through worse.

There is drama, suspense, humor, witty conversations, non-cliche expressal of love and a message to live in the present moment to the fullest and I just loved it all. If you are looking for a fast paced refreshing contemporary read to keep you intrigued throughout then this is the book for you.

HAPPY READING!

50 cups of coffee- Book Review

Book name: 50 Cups of coffee: The Woes and Throes of Finding Mr Right

Author: Khushnuma Daruwala

Genre: Non-fiction

Standalone/Series: Standalone

Publishing Date: May 24th 2017 by Penguin

My ratings:

Blurb:

Dating is an undeniably daunting task, especially when you're done with casual flings and are looking for the real deal to settle down with. When a 30-something woman signs up on a dating website for people looking to get married, she realizes just how delightful, vexing, amusing and befuddling trying to find the perfect husband can be. Based on real experiences, this book is not a guide to dating, but rather a delightful collection of episodes about meeting potential partners, epiphanies about them and soul-searching questions that will make you see relationships without the rose-tinted glasses.
Especially pertinent to this age of online dating, this delicious-as-a-cappuccino book is for all those in love, looking for love or in between. With advice as sage (gained the hard way) as that in He's Just Not That Into You and scenarios as funny and outrageous as those in Sex and the City, 50 Cups of Coffee is a hilarious, honest and witty book, perfect to curl up with when a suitable beau or bae is not available.

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MY REVIEW

This book was everything I had expected it not to be. This was a very refreshing read and in the beginning only the author tells us what led her to write this phenomenal book with this out-of-the-box idea. So apparently the author's friend Dia undergoes the struggle of finding Mr.Perfect for her and this is her journey through 50 horrible coffee dates.

There are a lot of anecdotes throwing light on the fact that there are both good and bad people in the dating world. The vastness and yet the smallness of the world of online dating could be felt at times while reading the book. All the different problems while finding 'The one' are written in different chapters and at the end of each of them there is a beautiful illustration of a cup with a message in it, summing up that chapter in the form of concluding line or some points.

The ending of the book was the best part. The author brings out the humor, struggle and a deep message that even if things are not happening the way you expected them to or you are unable to get anywhere, just don't loose hope and continue your search but do NOT at all settle for something less or someone who doesn't respect you at all. The writing style of the author is unapologetic and you can literally feel a person speaking and narrating the incidents as we are told in the introduction. I personally feel that the author has done great and amazing job at making it as lively and true as possible.

I thought this book had many incidents breaking stereotypes and there are some really very funny moments too. I have to say, the pun game of the author is really very strong and at a time I was just sitting there gaping at the amazing pun and applauding the author.

It is a light read, its humorous and I think a must read for any Indian woman entering the world of dating. In fact this book should be read by every grown up girl to know what is waiting for them out there in the world. So I would recommend this group if you are looking for a light-hearted non-fiction book with a message, especially for all the women out there!

HAPPY READING EVERYONE!

Top 7 books/series of 2017

First of all HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I hope 2018 is better than 2017 in all aspects and you reach your reading goal too! Well that one is more for me than you as  I got in a slump around the beginning of November and couldn't complete my reading challenge. Anyways I am gonna tell you guys my top 7 reads of 2017 (including series).

So these are all those aWesome books (in no specific order) (NO SPOILERS):

1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

This was such a big surprise right huhuhaha? This series is literally the best that I have read till date. The world created by sjm, the characters , their relationships, everything is just phenomenal and this series is so close to me heart I can't even tell. My favourite book in the series is Queen Of Shadows jusT because of one faVourite scene. People say there are a lot of problems in this series but I feel sjm is working towards those and we are going to see much more representation in the coming books. 

2. A Court of thorns and roses by Sarah J. Maas

Another big surprise for you all! I just love love LOVE this series and the charachters omg are literally THE best! I just love the phenomenal writing style of sjm, she is a queen for me. Also the increasing representation in the third book (ACOWAR) is just aMazing!(I can't tell because sPoilers) but go read it if you haven't already (after finishing reading my post but) Also I can't wait for the upcoming books in the series GAHHH

3. All the bright places by Jennifer Niven

Okay but you neEd to read this aMazing book! I just can't explain the impact this bok and the writing, the charachters just everything about this book had on me! The ending had me crying so hard and time and again I find myself thinking about it flipping through the pages. Just READ IT OKAY! Also, I have a full review for this book (here)

4. Six Of crows by Leigh Bardugo

This is a duo logy that wrecked me. The characters feel so strongly and the best thing about this book is the representation in it. The feelings of the characters are so real, what we say is different from what we think or want, just amazing. This journey was one of THE best for me and you need to go on that journey of ships and sail in the sea (ik my pun game is strong huhu)

5. The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

I just finished the last installment (the raven king) few days back in 2018 only AND I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND THIS SERIES BY SHOUTING FROM THE TOP OF EVEREST (if I ever go there that is to say). The magical world created in the real world, seriously hands off to Maggie stiefvater! The characters are just so AMAZING! I just loved her writing style and I now some people have problems with it but I LOVED IT! This book is the epitome of aesthetics really and the real gems are between the lines which I loved the most. JUST READ IT OKAY!

6. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I know I know I am very  late at reading it but I read it at the beginning of 2017 aNd FELL IN LOVE WITH the series! The biggest surprise was Catching Fire. Seriously the ending just blew my mind. The movies were also pretty good but ofcourse I liked the books better. In the last book during the ending there is a line (Part of a line actually)- 'but there are much worse games to play' and I was like BAMM WHATTTT!!! What can I say except READ IT!

7. Perks Of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The simplicity and yet the deepness of this book is the best thing about it. I have a full review of the book (here) where I tell why I LOVED the book. I don't know how to explain it now, its just beautiful and that is the only word I cam think of when I think about this book- Beautiful. So GO AND READ THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK OKAY? OKAY!

....AND THAT'S IT! You should totally go and read all these books and wreck yourself and if you have read any of then then FANGIRL/BOY WITH ME ABOUT THEM PLUHHH-EEEEEZ!!!!